Well, it’s the 3rd Wednesday of Middle School Youth group (otherwise known as “msy” around these parts). We’re running the programming and teaching time with the students differently this year, and while we are all on a learning curve, we’re slowly getting used to small groups being the primary focus during the teaching time. Last […]
During Followers 2010-2011, the students interacted with phrases, verses and Bible stories. On the last day of Followers, we had the students write down some practical applications of actually practicing these principles in real life. This series “Quotes from kids” will share what the kids wrote: Say it Phrase: Whining makes me want to shout, […]
Recently, I’ve written about curriculum here and here. Choosing and evaluating curriculum is tricky. In some ways it is an evolutionary process (at least that has been my experience). What I’ve used in the past, I wouldn’t necessarily use again. Our curriculum and programming needs at Hayward Wesleyan Church are changing and deepening each year. […]
During Followers 2010-2011, the students interacted with phrases, verses and Bible stories. On the last day of Followers, we had the students write down some practical applications of actually practicing these principles in real life. This series “Quotes from kids” will share what the kids wrote: Say it Phrase: Sometimes life’s an unfair ride, but […]
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After Middle School Youth group one evening this past school year (2010-2011) I was watching the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Many thoughts flooded in to my mind at the conclusion of this show and I pulled out my computer and typed them in. Let me be honest. I really hesitated posting this, mainly because […]
Sam Luce, children’s pastor @ Redeemer Church in NY, wrote a great list called: 7 sure-fire ways to make kids feel welcome in church. Here they are: Talk to them how they talk to you – If they are shy you need to be shy, if they are outgoing be outgoing. Make fun of your […]
This is one of my favorite TED talks. Kathryn Shulz not only speaks to “being wrong,” but also tells great stories that are true to the human condition. Perhaps humility in our thoughts and experiences is the preeminent characteristic instead of wrong or right, fallibility or infallibility. Our thoughts and actions as followers of Christ should be what truly […]
When our church moved from its old location to the new one several years ago, the church bell came over as well but ended up in storage for a while. A special “bell” house was built between the church building and the highway to house the bell and keep it operational at designated times. It’s […]
My two girls love gymnastics, and they are excited for another year of tumbling, somersaults, bridges, rings, balance beam, tucking, jumping, and laughing. Hayward has a great gymnastics program with some incredible people who both love the kids and the sport. Sari is so excited she thought she would help her Barbies learn the splits! When I […]
During Followers 2010-2011, the students interacted with phrases, verses and Bible stories. On the last day of Followers, we had the students write down some practical applications of actually practicing these principles in real life. This series “Quotes from kids” will share what the kids wrote: Say it Phrase: When others’ tempers start to rise, […]
These are not fun conversations to have, but they are necessary. The video embedded above is about child sex trafficking. It is done with taste and class and depicts an escalating problem in our modern society that we should not tolerate! About the video: “The Candy Shop”: Jimmy Balcom’s new job selling newspapers is a […]
It’s pretty difficult to respond to things like Christ in this world. The action often looks like we are letting people “walk on us.” Bill Hybels @ the 2011 Global Leadership Summit that the Willow Creek Association puts on had a chance to enact a kingdom, Christ-like response to a last-minute speaker cancellation. Honestly, when […]
Like the speaker says fairly quickly in the video, I thought if there was one thing that I had mastered in my life it would be the ability to tie my shoes. But, as you will discover when you watch this 3-minute TED talk, you might have been tying them wrong all along! I was! […]
A gallery of images @ LIFE Magazine illustrates the juxtaposition of “Where Children Sleep” in the world. It’s difficult to say that where some children sleep is “sad” because that is the reality of the conditions they live in. They don’t think of it in the same terms and conditions we do. We as Americans […]
Normally you would think this was a creative prank from one competing hotel to another, or maybe some college students executing a fraternal initiation. Not so. This is an intentional act: Outdoor furniture sits in a pool at the Hilton hotel keep it from blowing away in preparation for Hurricane Irene on August 26 in Ocean City, […]
I sometimes do this with my kids when I can’t understand what they are saying… but I agree cautiously, while wondering what I just agreed to! I also sometimes do this @ church when people are talking to me but my mind is elsewhere. It sound bad, but with so many people vying for your […]
During Followers 2010-2011, the students interacted with phrases, verses and Bible stories. On the last day of Followers, we had the students write down some practical applications of actually practicing these principles in real life. This series “Quotes from kids” will share what the kids wrote: Say it Phrase: After getting teased and shoved, I […]
A while back I heard about a sermon on silence in which a teacher did not say a word. On the screen behind him, the slides “spoke” the message about silence. It’s teaching about a topic using the very construct of the message itself. That combination of intentionality in content as well as delivery can […]
Good quote. via Lifehacker